Landed nobility

Landed nobility or landed aristocracy[1] is a category of

nobility in various countries over the history, for which
landownership was part of their noble privileges. Their
character depends on the country.
The notion of landed gentry in the United Kingdom
and Ireland varied over time.[2]
In Russian Empire landed nobles were called
pomeshchiks, with the term literally translated as
"landed estate owner. See Russian nobility for
more.
Junkers were the landed nobility of Prussia and Eastern Germany
In Poland, szlachta were usually landowners, with
magnates being the class of the wealthiest szlachta.
Middle and smaller landed szlachta was called
ziemiastwo/ziemianie (from the word ziemia, land),
usually translated as landed gentry.
In some places, e.g., in Low Countries before Spanish rule, urban nobility with landed estates was distinct from landed nobility.[3] In general, relations between landed nobility and towns was very complex
in Europe.
In the Indian Empire, jagirdar and zamindar were
the landed aristocracies, which formed Indian feudalism. Sometimes, they were elevated to the status
of Princes or Royals owning princely states. Sometimes royals were also reduced to the status of zamindars.In the south, Nairs constituted the Landed
Gentry and owned vast amounts of Lands spread out
in current day Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

References

[1] Barry Munslow (2011). Proletarianisation in the Third

World: Studies in the Creation of a Labour Force Under
Dependent Capitalism. Routledge. pp. 171. ISBN 9780-415-60192-4.
[2] F.M.L. Thompson (19 December 2013). English Landed
Society in the Nineteenth Century. Routledge. pp. 44.
ISBN 978-1-317-82853-2.
[3] Study Day on the Landed Nobility and the City in Renaissance Europe, University of Warwick, 17 March 2004

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